Oh, and it appears Bryan Colangelo used five burner accounts on Twitter to make himself look good at the expense of others. One of them was Eric Jr. Which started a memorable night on Twitter from a ton of accounts, specifically Joel Embiid:

Sixers All-Star center Joel Embiid tells ESPN on Bryan Colangelo: “I talked to him and he said that he didn’t say that. He called me just to deny the story. Gotta believe him until proven otherwise. If true though, that would be really bad.”

Nevertheless, Colangelo is denying he is responsible for those tweets and many league executives seem to believe this: It is hard to fathom a GM risking his job in such a reckless manner. Many are giving him the benefit of doubt on that level alone. It just doesn’t add up. https://t.co/BDn3n0os2a

So this is an attack on Tim Leiweke, the former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment/Raps owners. The person who wrote this has insider intel on both the Raptors front office and Sixers inneroworkings. Hmmm. pic.twitter.com/qIrnQknFZ1

My God. What does day 3 bring? Does Colangelo finally speak to the public on the matter? Does he resign? Will he get fired by Josh Harris? You can’t really recover from this, whether it was all a troll job or not. It’s not looking like a troll job anymore and if he stays as GM, it could severely affect free agent decisions for the Sixers. Imagine if LeBron didn’t take a break from Twitter.

Also, hmmm…

When I was a guest on Phoenix sports radio earlier today, the hosts mentioned how Colangelo would call in all the time, upset with opinions of him. Rarely ever speaks since coming to philly. Certainly suggests he needed an outlet.

They sucked. Zach Eflin gave up five runs on seven hits in four innings of work and the Phillies got their first run on a Nick Williams homer in the seventh as they fell to the Dodgers 8-2. Ross Stripling struck out nine batters in seven innings for the win while Matt Kemp batted in four runs.

Mitch Walding made his MLB debut at third base. He struck out in all four of his at-bats. That’s bad.

Tonight, Aaron Nola takes on Clayton Kershaw in a battle of the aces. First pitch is set for 7:35 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

OTAs continued for the Eagles this week. One player that’s been raising his stock has been cornerback De’Vante Bausby. Jim Schwartz likes him:

“He’s a competitive player,” said Schwartz. “He did a really good job for us on the scout teams last year. He was ready to play for us last year if need be. He did a great job not just on the practice field but in the meeting room, being up on the game plan. We were fortunate that we didn’t have so many injuries there that he needed to go. But he was ready, and he had the confidence of the coaching staff. He sort of spread his wings a little bit, working in some different positions. He’s a very, very competitive player. He’s got good size, but his competitiveness stands out. You guys will see that.

“You didn’t see him in training camp last year. You guys will see that in training camp this year. I’m excited about him. We’re all excited about the contributions he made to our team last year, and what he can do this year. Again, his contributions were behind the scenes last year. But we have a lot of guys that have an impact on Sunday that might not be playing. He worked the offense hard last year. I think those guys have respect for him, and I know our coaches have respect for him.”

“Things have been shaken up in our room and I am excited to get into that lead role and do what’s needed from me,” Ajayi said. “I am a year and a half removed from being the guy (in Miami). We have a lot of talented guys in our room, very versatile, it’s about breeding that competition and me doing my part on the field and making those big plays when my number is called.”

Currently, those vying for carries alongside Ajayi are local Super Bowl hero Corey Clement and other young and unproven backs like Wendell Smallwood, Donnell Pumphrey and free-agent acquisition Matt Jones. It’s competition Ajayi sounds confident he can dominate in training camp to command a lion-share of carries when the season starts.

“I would like to consider myself a work horse running back, a grinder, I believe it’s tough for a defense to go against me for four quarters with me running against them and pounding, pounding,” Ajayi said. “Starting the game strong, and getting into that second half with the defense wearing down, that’s where I can get damage done.”

Brandon Brooks hates the Patriot Way as well, joining Lane Johnson. Ask him about playing in Houston under Bill O’Brien, a Belichick understudy.

SHARE THIS POST:

Chris is the Morning Roundup writer on Crossing Broad. He recently graduated from Syracuse University and was the video coordinator for the men's lacrosse team. He's previously covered the Philadelphia Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7 and KYW Newsradio 1060. Chris is also a Production Assistant at ESPN and the Managing Editor for the college lacrosse website College Crosse.